"No, it's not the best thing for him," Mattingly said. "He won't want to hear that. He's been good, but we've seen a lot of things that tell us he's still young and needs work. The guys tell you when they're ready. When he's ready, he'll tear it up [in the Minors.] If he doesn't, he's not quite ready.

"But he's been good. No negatives. Haven't seen him make the same mistake twice. Nothing not to like. He runs, throws, has power. Really positive."

Puig is hitting .424, but struck out twice in his most recent game Tuesday night and has 10 strikeouts and no walks in 33 at-bats.

Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.